GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |